We have just booked our flights from London to Morocco for July. We'll be in England first to see Mike's parents and then its off to Morocco for a week before heading back to London to visit for a few more weeks.

We fly in into Marrakech and I have to say that I'm pretty excited! We had considered the old stand by's for a quick vacation while in Europe, but I wasn't getting all that excited about Italy and Spain as I thought I would. Not that I don't want to see those countries or don't appreciate their beauty and all that they offer, but I feel like I was craving some potential to be off the beaten path just a little. Morocco feels more exotic and more mysterious to me and so I suppose that is what is making me so excited about this trip.

I'm now deep into the research mode that I go into before I travel. I'm hunting down the most interesting places to stay and see. I would love suggestions, so if you've been, and you stumble across this little blog, please let me know what you think, suggest places and things and people to experience.

Accomodation:

Riads seem to be the way to go. They seem to be traditional morrocan houses, built around an internal couryard that have been converted to hotels/hostels. They are reasonably priced (compared to Europe!!) and some are quite unusal looking, complete with beautiful moroccan colours and tiles.